| This Is Who I Am | |
| Cover: | This Is Who I Am.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Vanessa Amorosi |
| Album: | Hazardous |
| Studio: | Fishhead Music (Gothenburg, Sweden) |
| Length: | 3:25 |
| Label: | Universal |
| Producer: | MachoPsycho |
| Prev Title: | The Letter |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | "Hazardous"[1] |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"This Is Who I Am" is a song by Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi. It was released in Australian on 9 October 2009[2] as the lead single from Amorosi's fourth studio album Hazardous.[3] The song debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts; becoming Amorosi's first number one single. When she heard this, Amorosi said "I am completely overwhelmed when I heard 'This Is Who I Am' came in at number one. I am so excited and thrilled to have the support from both the media and my fans. It is my first number one single and I will absolutely treasure this moment."[4]
"This Is Who I Am" made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne.[5]
On 26 September 2009, Amorosi performed "This Is Who I Am" live on Channel 9's AFL Grand Final Breakfast. On 3 October 2009, Amorosi performed the song during Telethon in Perth.
The video clip for "This Is Who I Am" was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R. Watson.[6] The video was shot on green screen and was launched on 14 September 2009.
The video premiered on Take 40 Australia and The Hot Hits' web pages a few days before its official release.[7]
"This Is Who I Am" is Amorosi's first number-one single in Australia. Her single is also the first Australian female artist's single to debut at number one[4] since Kylie Minogue's "2 Hearts" back in 2007, and the first debut number-one single since Flo Rida's "Right Round".[8]